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Ohio school board makes unanimous decision to suspend high school (www.wtrf.com)

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[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 8 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Can someone help me parse this quote?

“Why couldn’t this be something that maybe you went front row with and said this is your last year. Give the kids a chance for closure instead of waiting until your last day, when they should be excited for summer break. But no we are going to pull the rug out from underneath you.”

Maybe it would help if there were more details in the article. When is the school closing? Is it immediately, or will students finish the year? How .any students/families are impacted? What's the matriculation rate or the standardized test scores or student demographics? The only tidbit of data is the cited "declining student" mentioned by the schoolboard.

Did the author of the article attend this school?

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 9 points 4 days ago

The district has cited declining student as a major issue over the past several years, which is said to be a major factor in the decision.

Ohio doesn't English so good.

[–] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 7 points 4 days ago (1 children)

The US school year is ending right about now. The kids are being sent to different schools in the fall.

Currently, the High School houses grades 7-12. It was discussed that those in grades 7-8 will go to the elementary school. Those currently in grades 9-12 who live east of Beallsville will likely be sent to River High School, and those west of Beallsville will likely be sent to Monroe Central.

Pretty normal thing in districts with multiple schools and declining enrollment.

[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Was today their last day of school? I'm in neighboring Pennsylvania, and our kids are in school for two more weeks. What does the quote mean in that context? And is it because of declining enrollment? Or declining performance?

The quote you used comes from the article and contains no answers to any of the questions I asked.

[–] SpikesOtherDog@ani.social 2 points 3 days ago

I'm reading that yesterday was their last day. My kids are already out.